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Modern Bookbindings. Their Design and Decoration.
by PRIDEAUX, S.T.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York. E.P.Dutton and Company. 1906 1st.. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. In very good condition. Spine slightly bumped at ends. Small chip and tear to front fore edge. Mild foxing to edges. Slight browning to endpapers. Mild foxing throughout. Else a clean and tight copy. 131 pp. With 58 b/w photographs. Three parts, Modern English, Modern French and Edition Binding. With many illustrations of examples of bindings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 93025
- Title
- Modern Bookbindings. Their Design and Decoration.
- Author
- PRIDEAUX, S.T.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York. E.P.Dutton and Company. 1906 1st.
- Keywords
- CRAFTS First Edition Illustrated Books Crafts Books on books
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...